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Meaning of innate

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

innate

Pronunciation:/ɪˈneɪt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To cause to exist; to call into being.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.

  2. Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.

    Example: innate ideas

  3. Instinctive; coming from instinct.

  4. Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.

    Example: an innate anther